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Rediscovered letter reveals Great Western Railway burned Charles Dickens’ Christmas turkey
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A real-life Ghost of Christmas Past resurfaced at the National Railway Museum at York at Christmas.
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Records tumble as public flock to heritage lines
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The first reports from several heritage railways suggest they enjoyed a bumper year and festive season.
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‘Black Fives’ back in the Hope Valley
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IAN Riley’s Stanier ‘Black Five’ duo of Nos. 44871 and 45407 pass through the remains of the old Masborough station with the Railway Touring Company’s ‘South Yorkshireman’ on November 3. The tour, which replaced a previously advertised but cancelled ‘Tin Bath’, took the two Class 5s from Blackburn to Manchester Victoria, then over to Wakefield Kirkgate…
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New cylinders delivered for Gloucs-Warks’ No. 3850
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THE new cylinders for ex-GWR ‘2884’ 2-8-0 No. 3850 were delivered to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway on December 6 following machining by Roach Precision of Brierley Hill. The delivery followed the arrival of the new front-end extension frames in mid-September, which had also been completed by the Brierley Hill firm. Having the cylinders on site will…
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Tornado’s 2020 tour diary takes shape
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PEPPERCORN ‘A1’ Pacific No. 60163 Tornado looks set to have another busy year on the national network in 2020 as more dates are added to the locomotive’s main line calendar. The first confirmed booking is the ‘Fen & Fells Flyer’ on April 4, which starts diesel-hauled in Cambridge, running via Ely, March and Peterborough, and down…
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British-built steam centenary celebrated in southern France
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Former SNCF 2-8-0 No. 140C38 is seen at Bugeat, on the line between Limoges and Meymac, on September 8, complete with headboard for the loco’s centenary (it was built by Vulcan Foundry in 1919 [works number 3237]). Preserved ex-SNCF diesel BB 63895 is behind the steam loco as emergency back up in the event of failure.…
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Last few months for Polish scheduled steam?
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SCHEDULED steam passenger trains on the Polish main line may cease completely from mid-2020. The last remaining public passenger mainline steam services anywhere in the world are in Poland, operating from the famous museum depot at Wolsztyn, west of Poznan. The end of Polish steam has been reported previously, but it does appear to be…
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New carriage shed construction under way at Aberystwyth
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WORK began at the end of October on the foundations for Vale of Rheidol Railway’s (VoR) new carriage shed at Aberystwyth. This next phase of the major reconstruction of VoR’s terminus will produce a 400ft-long three-road building. Completion of the new carriage shed will be followed by construction of a new ticket office and reinstatement…
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Baldwin steams on WHR
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GRAHAM Fairhurst’s newly restored Baldwin ‘10-12-D’ 4-6-0T WDLR No. 608 (picture, RM Nov) undertook a test run to Welsh Highland Railway’s (WHR) Pont Croesor on November 1, accompanied by 4wDM Upnor Castle. This was the first time that a ‘10-12-D’ had steamed on WHR metals since 1937. No. 608 ran to Beddgelert on November 3 during a…
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Peckett Hornet for 2020 Ribble Steam Railway debut
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RESORATION of Peckett ‘W6 Special’ 0-4-0ST Hornet (1935/1937) is expected to be complete in time for the loco to star at Ribble Steam Railway’s (RSR) 2020 spring gala on March 28-29. The former Black Park Colliery loco has never run in preservation, and its rebuild has been a major undertaking for the RSR team at…
